Cauliflower Cream with Thyme, Parmesan Wafers


Servings: 4
Prep time: 10
Cooking time: 25
INGREDIENTS
  • For the cream:
  • - 1 cauliflower
  • - 300 g of potatoes
  • - 1 leek
  • - 2 cloves of garlic
  • - 700 ml vegetable stock
  • - 400 ml of milk
  • - 50 ml of cream
  • - 20 g of butter
  • - Dried thyme
  • - salt
  • - pepper
  • For the wafers:
  • - 100 g grated Parmesan cheese
  • - 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • - pepper
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Reduce the cauliflower into florets, dividing in half the largest. Peel the potatoes and cut into small cubes. Thinly slice the white part of the leek.
  2. Heat the butter in a pan with high sides and gently sautè the leek and garlic cloves, adding a little stock if needed. Unite the cauliflower, potatoes and half a teaspoon of thyme, let it flavor briefly then cover them with all the broth and milk, put the lid and continue for 15-20 minutes. When cooked, pour in the cream.
  3. Puree the soup with a hand blender to obtain a creamy consistence. For a denser result, let it restrict over moderate heat. Then check for salt and sprinkle with freshly ground pepper.
  4. Stir in the grated Parmesan cheese and a pinch of pepper and crumbled thyme. On a sheet of baking paper draw discs with a diameter of 5-6 cm slightly apart. Turn the sheet and lay them on a baking tray. Fill the disks with Parmesan forming a layer of a few millimeters. Alternatively, get the wafers with the aid of a pasta bowl.
  5. Bake the discs at 180 ° C for a few minutes until the cheese starts to take a nice golden color. Let cool completely before removing the wafers from the baking paper.
  6. Serve the soup piping hot accompanying the wafers, which can be dipped as biscuits.